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If you just do a Google search and type in 'smoking' or 'lung cancer', you will be barraged with never ending facts and numbers, like how one in every three Americans is affected by lung disease and how COPD is the third leading cause of death and if you get lung cancer the odds are 95% that you will die.
Matthew Gray Gubler

Meaning of "lung" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUNG

Old English lungen; related to Old High German lungun lung. Compare lights².
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LUNG

lung  [lʌŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUNG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lung is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LUNG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lung

Lung

The lung is the essential respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart. Their principal function is to transport oxygen from the atmosphere into the bloodstream, and to release carbon dioxide from the bloodstream into the atmosphere. A large surface area is needed for this exchange of gases which is accomplished by the mosaic of specialized cells that form millions of tiny, exceptionally thin-walled air sacs called alveoli. To understand the anatomy of the lungs, the passage of air through the nose and mouth to the alveoli must be studied. The progression of air through either the mouth or the nose, travels through the nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx, and the trachea. The air passes down the trachea, which divides into two main bronchi; these branch to the left and right lungs where they progressively subdivide into a system of bronchi and bronchioles until the alveoli are reached. These many alveoli are where the gas exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen takes place.

Definition of lung in the English dictionary

The definition of lung in the dictionary is either one of a pair of spongy saclike respiratory organs within the thorax of higher vertebrates, which oxygenate the blood and remove its carbon dioxide. Other definition of lung is any similar or analogous organ in other vertebrates or in invertebrates.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUNG

lune
lunet
lunette
lung cancer
lung specialist
lung transplant
Lung-chi
lungan
lunge
lungee
lunger
lungfish
lungful
lungi
lungie
Lungki
lungless
lungworm
lungwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUNG

Bandung
Belitung
bung
clung
dung
flung
hung
Jung
Kaohsiung
mung
rung
sprung
strung
stung
sung
swung
Taichung
unsung
with young
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Synonyms and antonyms of lung in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lung» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUNG

Find out the translation of lung to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lung from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lung» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pulmón
570 millions of speakers

English

lung
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फेफड़े
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رِئَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

легкое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pulmão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফুসফুস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poumon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paru-paru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lunge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுரையீரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुफ्फुस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akciğer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polmone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płuco
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

легеня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plămân
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πνεύμονας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

long
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lunga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lunge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lung

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUNG»

The term «lung» is very widely used and occupies the 9.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUNG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lung» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lung» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lung

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10 QUOTES WITH «LUNG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lung.
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Loni Anderson
I've always been very involved in anything that had to do with lung disease or cancer.
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Tisha Campbell-Martin
I was diagnosed with a lung disorder that some people walk around with and don't even know they have. Through early diagnosis, I'm happy to share that I stay healthy with diet and exercise.
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Bikram Choudhury
Since my asana techniques increase circulation to all organs in the body and increase lung efficiency, I recommend Bikram Balance natural whole food beverage as a way to provide all the critical nutrients to oxygenate the blood and restore the acid/alkaline balance.
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Ron Eglash
Fractal geometry is everywhere, even in lines drawn in the sand. It's the cycle of life... You see fractals in plants, in flowers. Within the human lung are branches within branches.
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Iain Glen
I don't know anyone who's suffered lung cancer.
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Danny Glover
If we talk about the environment, for example, we have to talk about environmental racism - about the fact that kids in South Central Los Angeles have a third of the lung capacity of kids in Santa Monica.
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Matthew Gray Gubler
If you just do a Google search and type in 'smoking' or 'lung cancer', you will be barraged with never ending facts and numbers, like how one in every three Americans is affected by lung disease and how COPD is the third leading cause of death and if you get lung cancer the odds are 95% that you will die.
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Bernard Hill
I grew up in Manchester, and we were very poor. My father was a miner who joined the Navy during the war and developed a lung disease and had to have a lung removed.
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Khaled Hosseini
I will say that there is an inordinate amount of medicine in my novels, especially the first one. There are a lot of medical things that happen. A hip fracture, three different kinds of lung cancer, pneumonia, blood poisoning, and so on.
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Jesse James
I had hope, however; I had been wounded seven times during the war, and once before in this same lung; and I did not believe I was going to die.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUNG»

Discover the use of lung in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lung and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lung Cancer
This book is a valuable tool for clinicians, nurses, researchers, medical students, residents, and fellows. Emerging Cancer Therapeutics features: .
Athanassios Argiris, 2012
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100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer
Providing both the doctor’s and patient’s point of view, this book is a complete guide to understanding treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more.
Parles, 2009
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Lung Cancer
However, since the first edition of Lung Cancer was published 14 years ago, rapid progress in the biology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease has been made.
Jack A. Roth, James D. Cox, Waun Ki Hong, 2011
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Interstitial Lung Disease
This new edition also features an examination of future potential therapies for interstitial lung disease. Interstitial Lung Diseaseis divided into three sections.
Marvin I. Schwarz, 2010
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Drug Delivery to the Lung
This book focuses on the aerosol treatment of lung diseases, recent improvements in the understanding of proper dosage, and major innovations in device technology applied to clinical practice.
Hans Bisgaard, Chris O'Callaghan, Gerald C. Smaldone, 2001
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Thurlbeck's Pathology of the Lung
transplants from the same donor. Transplantation. 2003;76: 1604-1608 40. Sekine Y, Waddell TK, Matte Martyn A, et al. Risk quantification of early outcome after lung transplantation: donor, recipient, operative, and post-transplant parameters.
Andrew M. Churg, Jeffrey L. Myers, 2011
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Vital Lung Function
This is the definitive quick-reference manual for all health professionals who need to obtain and interpret lung function results quickly and efficiently.
Rachel Booker, 2007
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Fundamentals of High-Resolution Lung CT: Common Findings, ...
Fundamentals of High Resolution Lung CT presents a simple and concise approach to the HRCT diagnosis of diffuse lung disease.
Brett M. Elicker, W. Richard Webb, 2012
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Computed Tomography of the Lung: A Pattern Approach
Reviews the significant appearance patterns of lung disease with the help of many colour drawings and high-quality illustrations. This book applies these fundamentals in showing a variety of typical cases.
Johny A. Verschakelen, A.L. Baert, Walter de Wever, 2007
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European Respiratory Monograph 54: Orphan Lung Diseases
However, as a specialist, it is necessary to identify and confirm such a diagnosis in a patient. This Monograph comprehensively covers the most common and/or complex of these orphan lung diseases.
Jean-Francois Cordier, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUNG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lung is used in the context of the following news items.
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Delaware's persistent lung cancer problem - The News Journal
Lung cancer continues to make up “an enormous share of Delaware's overall cancer burden,” according to a new report released by state ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
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Louis Stokes diagnosed with lung and brain cancer | cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Former U.S. Representative Louis Stokes, the state's first black congressman, has been diagnosed with lung and brain ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
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'A beautiful gift': Double-lung recipient impresses jazz fest audience …
Alex Pangman, a Canadian swing singer impressing audiences after undergoing two double lung transplants in the past decade, is singing the ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
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Cardiff University develops faster tests for lung infections - BBC News
Genetic testing for lung infections replaced the usual growth of samples in laboratory dishes for the project. Researchers also want to see it ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Neighbors: Story about iron lung spurs sad memories | INFORUM
Glenn Pueppke, an Erie, N.D., farmer, has had his share of grief. He wrote Neighbors about it after seeing this column asking if anyone could ... «INFORUM, Jul 15»
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Record-breaking heart and lung transplant survivor appeals for …
A British patient has become the world's longest ever survivor of a heart-lung transplant - and pleaded with more people to become organ ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Doctors demand return of lung cancer awareness campaign - BT
Clinicians are calling on the new Government to re-instigate the Be Clear on Cancer lung cancer awareness campaign immediately so that ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
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Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer Approved in EU - Medscape
The approval covers all 28 countries of the European Union (EU), where the drug will be marketed for use in lung cancer as NivolumabBMS. «Medscape, Jul 15»
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“She's a fighter:” Woman battles rare lung disease at Froedtert …
MILWAUKEE — It's a disease only one in a million people have. Most doctors have never seen a case, and it is extremely difficult to cure. But at ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
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Keytruda Lung - KSAT.com
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - More than 200,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year and almost 160,000 ... «KSAT San Antonio, Jul 15»

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